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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 9:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, ranging 6.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Wheat .06 higher. Corn mostly .05 to .15 higher, new crop mostly .02 lower. Soybeans .14-.30 lower, new crop .09 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 238.00-320.00, average 283.40

500-600 lbs. 220.00-302.00, average 274.24

600-700 lbs. 165.00-277.50, average 254.66, mostly 226.00-277.50

700-800 lbs. 182.50-259.00, average 238.75

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 225.00-269.00, average 251.75

500-600 lbs. 156.00-256.25, average 243.01  mostly 211.00-256.25

600-700 lbs. 200.00-245.00, average 230.23

700-800 lbs. 195.00-227.50, average 220.43

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 107.00-150.00, average 132.11

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 120.00-155.00, average 135.34

Wheat

Eastern Shore 4.13-4.23; Norfolk 4.43, new crop 5.24; Roanoke 5.58, new crop 5.84

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.02-4.12; Harrisonburg 4.59-4.85, new crop 4.67; Norfolk 3.97, new crop 3.82-4.07; Richmond-Petersburg 4.07, new crop 4.07; Wakefield 4.37, new crop 4.17-4.37

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 9.68-9.78; Harrisonburg 9.15; Norfolk 10.63, new crop 9.88-10.18; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 9.78; Wakefield new crop 9.98 

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.